By Mark on October 8, 2009
Fall In A Bottle
My brother and his wife came down to Atlanta for the U2 concert. So, I figured we better do a beer review or two together. I had purchased a six pack of New Belgium’s Fall seasonal beer, Hoptober, so we decided to open up a couple of bottles on the new screen [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, American Blonde Ale, Marzen/Oktoberfest | Tagged Hoptober, New Belgium Brewing
By Mark on October 2, 2009
Beer And Sausages Part II
So, after I had the Knackwurst with the Paulaner I was left with 2 sausages. Damn, that means I had to drink another Oktoberfest beer! If that was the case then I suppose I could force myself to cook them up again and have them with some Brooklyn Brewery [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, Beer and Food Pairings, Marzen/Oktoberfest | Tagged Brooklyn Brewery, Oktoberfest
By Mark on September 30, 2009
German Beer And Sausages
For my next Oktoberfest beer review I decided to cook up some traditional Veal Knackwurst on the Big Green Egg to go with the Paulaner Oktoberfest beer:
I really enjoyed the Paulaner Oktoberfest, especially with the Knockwurst. I think these two items are made to go together. The flavors complimented each other perfectly [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, Beer and Food Pairings, Marzen/Oktoberfest | Tagged big green egg, knackwurst, Oktoberfest, Paulaner
By Mark on September 28, 2009
Trader Joe’s Does Oktoberfest
Everyone is getting into this Oktoberfest thing. Trader Joe’s, under their “Josephs Brau” label produces their take on the Oktoberfest style. I was excited to see this in the store because I have been reasonably impressed with their beers. They don’t sit at the top of the craft beer world but they [...]
Posted in 3 Mugs, Marzen/Oktoberfest | Tagged Josephs Brau, Oktoberfest, Trader Joes
By Mark on September 26, 2009
The Dog Days Of October
For part two in this series of Oktoberfest beer reviews I decided to try Flying Dog Brewing’s take on the classic Marzen style. In usual fashion, Flying Dog has come up with a great name, Dogtoberfest, to describe the beer. Lets see how it tastes and compares to the Ayinger:
Dogtoberfest is [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, Marzen/Oktoberfest | Tagged Dogtoberfest, Flying Dog Brewery, Oktoberfest
By Mark on September 25, 2009
Fire Up The Oompah Bands!
It’s Oktoberfest, time to dust off the lederhosen, polish up your tuba, and clean out your beer steins! Since I can’t get to Munich and sit under one of the huge tents and drink liters of beer, I decided to do the next best thing: review some Oktoberfest style beers. My [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, Marzen/Oktoberfest | Tagged Ayinger, Oktoberfest
